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Papua New Guinea — Central government debt

millions of PGK · Annual · 1970–2024 · 55 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.

The central government debt reading for Papua New Guinea was 66.75B PGK in 2024. The previous reading was 59.36B PGK in 2023; the period change was +12.5%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 53.7% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2014–2024

PeriodValue
202466.75B PGK
202359.36B PGK
202253.68B PGK
202148.17B PGK
202040.17B PGK
6 earlier values, back to 2014
201932.04B PGK
201829.12B PGK
201723.56B PGK
201621.94B PGK
201518.00B PGK
201415.37B PGK
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.